JNR Class EF70
Class EF70
EF70 2 in 1982 |
Type and origin |
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Power type |
Electric |
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Builder |
Hitachi, Mitsubishi |
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Build date |
1961–1965 |
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Total produced |
81 |
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Specifications |
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UIC class |
Bo-Bo-Bo |
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Gauge |
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
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Bogies |
DT120 (outer), DT121 (centre) |
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Wheel diameter |
1,120 mm (3 ft 8 in) |
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Length |
16,750 mm (54 ft 11 in) |
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Width |
2,805 mm (9 ft 2.4 in) |
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Height |
4,260 mm (14 ft 0 in) |
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Loco weight |
96.0 t |
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Electric system(s) |
20 kV AC (60 Hz) |
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Performance figures |
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Power output |
2,300 kW (3,100 hp) |
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Career |
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Operators |
JNR |
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Delivered |
1961 |
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Preserved |
2 |
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Disposition |
All withdrawn |
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The Class EF70 (EF70形) is a Bo-Bo-Bo wheel arrangement AC electric locomotive type operated in Japan from 1961 until the late 1980s.[1] 81 locomotives were built by Hitachi and Mitsubishi between 1961 and 1965.[1]
Variants
- EF70-0: Numbers EF70 1 – 81[1]
- EF70-1000: Numbers EF70 1001 – 1007 renumbered from EF70 22 to 28 in 1968[1]
Preserved examples
As of 1 April 2014, two members of the class are preserved: EF70 57, together with camping carriages at a youth facility in Hakusan, Ishikawa, and EF70 1001 at the Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park in Gunma Prefecture. [2]
The camping facility where EF70 57 is preserved closed in March 2013, and cutting up of the camping coaches commenced in February 2016.[3]
See also
References
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- 1 2 3 4 Inoue, Kōichi (1999). 国鉄機関車辞典 [JNR Locomotive Encyclopedia] (in Japanese). Japan: Sankaido. p. 154-155. ISBN 4-381-10338-6.
- ↑ Sasada, Masahiro (25 November 2014). 国鉄&JR保存車大全2015-2016 [JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide 2015-2016] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. p. 122. ISBN 978-4863209282.
- ↑ 旧列車ホテル「なかよし号」 解体始まる [Cutting up of "Nakayoshi" train hotel begins]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
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